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A group of soldiers with a large ruined tower in the background to the right; one of the men in the foreground is pointing upwards to the left: V.2-166

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A group of soldiers with a large ruined tower in the background to the right; one of the men in the foreground is pointing upwards to the left
Soldiers in landscapes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rugendas, Christian
Publisher: Rugendas, Christian
Painter: Rugendas, Georg Philipp I (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by VanSittart, Augustus Arthur

Note

Lettered in the margin with artists' names, and 'X.4." Published in Augsburg.

School or Style

German

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: V.2-166
Primary reference Number: 177833
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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